“Twice” or “Double” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “倍”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “倍” means “Increasingly”, “Go against” or “More and more” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “倍”

Jouyou Kanji “倍” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
10 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
ばい(bai) |
はい(hai) |
Kun-Yomi |
そむ(く)(somu(ku)) |
ま(す)(ma(su)) |
Meanings |
Go against, Betray |
Twice, Double |
More and more, Increasingly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “倍”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
倍音(ばいおん-ba i o n) |
Harmonic overtone, Harmonic tone, Harmonics, Higher harmonics |
倍加(ばいか-ba i ka) |
Polyploidize, Doubling, Multiplication, Redoubling |
倍額(ばいがく-ba i ga ku) |
Double amount, Double the fee, Double the charge, Double the price |
倍旧(ばいきゅう-ba i kyu u) |
Redoubled, Increased |
倍数(ばいすう-ba i su u) |
Magnification, Multiple |
倍増(ばいぞう-ba i zo u) |
Doubling, Double |
倍大(ばいだい-ba i da i) |
Double size |
倍徳(ばいとく or はいとく-ba i to ku (or) ha i to ku) |
Immorality, To go against righteous conduct |
倍率(ばいりつ-ba i ri tsu) |
Amplification, Magnification, Multiplying factor, Scale factor, Magnifying power |
倍量(ばいりょう-ba i ryo u) |
Double amount |
一倍(いちばい-i chi ba i) |
① (Old expression of double), ② Even more |
数倍(すうばい-su u ba i) |
Several times, Severalfold |
百倍(ひゃくばい-hya ku ba i) |
Hundredfold, Hundred times as much, (Increased) much more |
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